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Study links BP oil spill to sick, dead dolphins: La. fishermen fear shrimp at risk, too

John DeSantis

National Fisherman. 94.12 (Apr. 2014): p15.

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ANOAA-funded study that links death and ill health of dolphins in Louisiana to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster is no surprise to area fishermen and seafood dealers.

Lung disease, missing teeth and other abnormalities were found in a study group of dolphins from Barataria Bay, including its waters that lie adjacent to Grand Isle. Scientists said the diseases were consistent with exposure to oil in the report, which was released in December.

The scientists caught and examined about 30 dolphins from Barataria Bay in 2011, then released them. Scientists predicted that 17 percent of those dolphins, most of whom displayed "unusual" symptoms, were likely to die.

A control group that was caught and examined in Sarasota, Fla., had no such prognoses. Barataria Bay was one of the most heavily oiled areas after the spill; Sarasota experienced no oil.

The results were published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology.

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"We have been knowing that," Grand Isle shrimp dealer Dean Blanchard said of sick and dead dolphins seen in the wake of the spill. "Barataria Bay is more messed up than anywhere else.

"What scares me is that if Barataria Bay is as dead as we think it is, what will be the long-term effect on shrimp populations?" Blanchard continues. "I ain't no scientist, but I ain't no idiot either. It didn't take me three years to know BP killed the dolphins."

BP spokesmen have questioned the study from several perspectives and say a causal link has not been effectively demonstrated.

Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)

DeSantis, John. "Study links BP oil spill to sick, dead dolphins: La. fishermen fear shrimp at risk, too." National Fisherman, Apr. 2014, p. 15. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A362854153/ITOF?u=san96005&sid=ITOF&xid=f5c44c74. Accessed 8 Oct. 2018.

Gale Document Number: GALE|A362854153